No Lies Just BS

Listen to Nick Swartz tell stories about his life. From growin' up in the small VA mountain town of Clifton Forge to his entry into and career in the tattoo industry. All the rough upbringin', punk rock, family, country, skateboardin', good eatin', blues, ass-kickin', tattooed, hard to believe but addictin' to perceive bullshit that can be packed into each episode. His brother Josh helps out and the guests are the best of the best.

The one & only Trout Mouth is back at the NLJBS studios to chill out with Nick and Blake's buddy Mike whose stage name you'll have to listen to find out. There's a whole lotta mind expandin' going on in this one and some down and dirty tunes played and no shortage of bullshit and storytellin'. Check it out for your holiday enjoyment.

Andrew ain't back yet, so you get another dose of the Nick & Porter show. And some great tattoo talk.

Nick and Mary Jane sit down again after a good twenty or more episodes have gone by since her last appearance and the stories keep a comin'! There lots of good family talk, tattoo talk & music talk in this episode folks, so sit back, relax and enjoy. You don't need to hear the first one to like this lady, but if you haven't you'll surely go back and listen.

Shop Talk keeps on kickin' ass with discussions about tattoos that do as well. So have some fun with Nick, Andrew and Porter. Oh yeah.

Still in New York, this week Nick talks with Frank Romano of Da Vinci Tattoo. It is a truly great experience with stories you won't hear anywhere else. Frank's family memories are wild and interesting. Mike Rubendall and Andrew Conner are on board for this one as well. Don't miss this one.

Shop Talk keeps things going looking at amazing tattoos and talking about a bit of New York hip hop on the way with Nick, Andrew and Porter.

On this trip to Kings Ave. in NY, Nick and Andrew sit down with the manager and master facilitator of Kings Ave. - Mr. AJ Garavuso. Business man, idea guy and all around kick ass person, this episode goes deep into everything you love about this show. Tattoos, shop history, hip hop, hard work and an appreciation of life and livin' it efficiently, thoroughly and with innovation and dedication. AJ runs things and you'll see why.

Shop Talk follows with some more great tattoos and artists that we all love to appreciate with Conner & Porter.

Nick took a little trip down to Richmond town to talk to some old friends like Mr. David Boisineau. Dave was on several early episodes of the podcast, so it's great to get caught up with what's going on with him, Richmond, Absolute Art and all kinds of other topics. Great friends hanging out talking about great shit. Check it out.

Peek behind the Bullshit curtain a bit with Andrew, Porter and Nick in this week's latest edition of Shop Talk, too.

Nick headed back to Richmond, VA to get a few episodes with some artists down there. First up is Richard Kirby who works at Jason Hobbe's Classic Tattoo. Kirby has a lot of great stories about the industry, but more importantly he whips out some killer skateboarding stories. Nick never knew that Kirby was a pro skater for Santa Cruz back in the day, so we get some killer tales about all that.

Former Alley Cat artist and killer musician Brian Gray comes back to the 'Burg to hang with Nick and talk a lot of shit about old times. He's tattooing in Salem these days at Main St. Tattoo and currently rocking in several different bands in Roanoke. He even lays down a few tunes during the episode, so enjoy.

Stick around for Shop Talk with Porter & Conner, and of course Nick. Hell yeah.

Scott Murray has been around and he visits the No Lies studios to share a bunch of his stories with Nick. It gets real interesting and goes some places you really don't expect, so enjoy this conversation and the promise of some tunes next time.

The OG crew is back for a special edition of Shop Talk. So join Nick, Porter and Andrew as they talk a lot about Mr. Mike Dorsey. Hell yeah.

After hangin' out for episode 94 with Bill Waverly, Morgan Pennypacker comes back for his own episode and hangs out with Nick and the crew at Alley Cat. He's livin' in northern VA now, but still works down in Miami, too - and he's got a ton of killer old school stories. So enjoy 'em while they're hot.

Porter is still out of town, so Andrew and Nick are joined by special guest Josh Fracker and they talk killer tats. Hell yeah.

Mr. JD Crowe, traveler extraordinaire and purveyor of lunchbox book stacks takes a moment out of his time at this year's Richmond Tattoo Convention and sits down with Nick for another round of bullshit. If you missed him the first time around, go check out episode 62. Either way, enjoy the good times and good talks.

Shop Talk heralds the return of Andrew Conner, while Porter sits one out. Check it out.

This episode features Slim Brown from Louisville, KY. There are a TON of amazing old tattoo stories on here as well as a lotta liquor talk and a lil' bit of everything else thrown in. Nick has a great time talkin' with Slim before he went back to Acme Tattoos in the bluegrass state.

It's a good thing, too because we ain't got no Shop Talk this week. Shit happens and it has all been good shit, so it's a good problem to have. Tune in next week for the return of Porter & Andrew.

Kris Roberts from Spiderweb Tattoo down in Asheville, NC came up into old VA and did some work for us at Alley Cat and decided to give us a great history lesson regarding his journey through tattooing.

Enjoy the stories, then enjoy a quick Shop Talk with Nick and Porter. Andrew will be back soon!

Thirty episodes ago or so, Harrison Wellwood was workin' down at Spider Web Tattoo and came up to the Friendly City to chill in the No Lies studio with Nick, Porter and Andrew. Well he's been travelin' again and is workin' up in Boston these days, but once again has come to Alley Cat to have a one on one session with Nick. Lots of history and good times.

Jill Bonny is one of the only classically trained female Irezumi artists practicing traditional Japanese tattooing. She is known as Horiyuki and came all the way from her studio, Kazuko, in San Francisco to attend the Pagoda City Tattoo Festival this year and that's where Nick got a chance to hang out with Jill and bring some of her stories to you, our favorite bullshitters.

Andrew Conner joins the conversation and the stories and memories that get laid down are absolutely great. Jill's background is so interesting and surprising to those of you who don't know her yet, y'all are gonna love this one.

Stick around for the world famous Shop Talk to hear more from Nick & Andrew and a whole lotta Masta P. Yeah, that's right. Mr. Porter if ya nasty.

The second of three killer podcasts Nick got while attending the Pagoda City Tattoo Festival, this one is with Yoni Zilber and it's a story you don't want to miss.

Yoni was born in Israel and fate not only conspired to help him achieve his dream of becoming a tattoo artist, but also landed him at New York Adorned where he worked for years. These are the stories of his life along the way and they are amazing.

There's some hotel room noise to deal with, but Yoni keeps things so interesting you won't notice. Just enjoy. And hold on as Andrew and Porter join Nick for another killer Shop Talk, of course. Oh yeah.

While at the Pagoda City Tattoo Festival, Nick gets a chance to talk with Tim Hendricks himself in the hotel room for NLJBS. Tim traveled to NY from Fullerton, CA and then on to Pagoda where he sat with Nick and laid down some excellent bullshit.

Tim works at Classic Tattoo in CA and also owns Saltwater Tattoo supply, but what's important is all of the history, knowledge and stories you'll get as you listen to this episode.

New Shop Talk with Nick, Andrew and Porter follows, so get listenin' and enjoy!

James Hughes from Bethesda Tattoo in D.C. took a lil' trip with his family down to Harrisonburg and while there made a nice side excursion over to Elkton to hang out with Nick at his home and shoot a whole lot of shit and lay down some excellent storytellin'. It's a big flowing conversation that kicks off our next hundred episodes right.

And, of course, after that little break, we've got Porter and Andrew back to lay down a nice Shop Talk with Nick for all you bullshitters.

This is part two of episode ONE HUNDRED of your favorite podcast, No Lies, Just Bullshit. This ain't one o' one, it's the B-side of one hundred. Get that shit right. Listen to the first one or you're fuckin' up, son.

Again, no Shop Talk on here. Nick, Porter & Andrew will get back to showing you the best tattoos on the planet in the next episode. Number 99 was kind of a "Shop Talk" for the entire run of the podcast, so go listen to that one if you didn't.

This is it. One hundred. Thanks to everyone who has been on the show, everyone who phoned in. Thanks Annette & Steve from Electromagnetic. Thanks Brian Gray. Thanks to all of you listeners. Stick around for the next one hundred episodes. Fuck yeah.

Here it is, bullshitters, and it's a big one! Episode One Hundred has arrived and Annette & Steve from Electromagnetic Tattoo in Chesapeake, VA came up and got over four hours of storytellin' out of your favorite podcast host Nick Swartz on here.

It was so much, I cut it in half and I'm releasing both episodes today. There's a lot of surprises thrown in, so give it a listen. Don't go lookin' for a Shop Talk on this one. The boys make an appearance or two on here and all will be back to the regular jam on 101. So sit back and hear about Nick's experience doin' this whole thing. Hell yeah. Thanks for listening.

This episode was originally going to be a sort of "Shop Talk" for the hundredth episode. But with that one running almost four hours and this one two, it became its own thing.

Nick, Porter and Andrew look back at the first 98 episodes of the show and discuss some highlights and just how everything went down. It's fun and engaging and the perfect lead-up to number one hundred. Enjoy!

You never know what kind of customer is gonna walk through your door when you're runnin' a tattoo shop. Well, Miss Mary Jane is one of the interesting ones as Nick shows you right here. They start off quick with some crazy topics on this episode and before you know it, you've been hangin' out with Mary Jane for over two hours.

Things wrap up as always as we approach episode one hundred with that ol' reliable segment with Porter and Andrew and of course your one and only host, Nick: Shop Talk. It's another great one. Have fun.

Join Nick as he shoots the shit with singer-songwriter John Moreland where they don't talk about Sons of Anarchy, but they do laugh plenty with the boys from Old Heavy Hands and Mr. John Calvin Abney. They have fun and play some tunes and just bullshit.

Big ol' Shop Talk follows the jam, so enjoy the additional antics of Porter & Andrew as they discuss killer tats with Nick.

While in NY for the Adorned party, Nick finally gets to bullshit with Juan Puente, and the two hours we get to listen in are powerful. Don't miss this one! Lots of great stories on both sides, but mostly a LOT of years of tattooing and life from Juan.